New HifiStatement report of our big listening room
Dirk Sommer, the worldwide renown chief editor of the audiophile magazine hifistatement.net and the owner of the audiophile label "sommelier du son" visited us again in our new company headquarters in Landshut. He also brought with him a special made - near uncompressed - recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, which he had recorded by himself. (You can also find the exact recording specifications in the report)
His statements were:
... what fascinated me even more than the dimensions and airiness of the image is the extremely
harmonious temporal interaction of the two subwoofers and the Majestic with its five drivers each.
There is no need for audiophile recordings to hear transients that are otherwise only known from
unamplified live performances.
I've never experienced such a small difference between a recording and a live event!
Best Sound of Show award for the AXPONA 2023
We are delighted to announce, that the chief editor of Positive Feedback Dr. David W. Robinson
awarded our room at the last AXPONA 2023 in Denver Colorado with the Audio Oasis Award for Best
Sound of Show.
Many thanks David, we are deeply honored.
Seoul International Audio Show 2024
KD Sound - our distributor for South Korea - will exhibit on the Seoul International Audio
Show 2024. Which will take place from 23rd till 25th February 2024 in the ASEM Ballroom
exhibition center Seoul. You are warmly welcome to visit them in the 317C and 317A conference rooms.
Oliver Göbel will also attend this show and will be happy to answer your questions.
In room 317C the systems will consist out of a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers on a full CH
Precision 10 series electronic line. Everything wired with our Lacorde Statement cables.
In room 317A the systems will consist out of a pair Epoque Aeon Fine and a pair Divin Marquis
loudspeakers on a full loom of Esoteric top of the line electronics. Everything wired with our
Lacorde Statement cables.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yer 2024
The whole Göbel High End team is wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2024 with health, luck, happiness and of course good music!
BAV#2 show 2023 Thailand
Grand AV - our distributor for Thailand - will soon exhibit on the Ultra High End BAV#2 Show 2023,
in Bangkok. Which will take place from 15th till 17th December 2023 in the Marriott Marquis Queens
Park Hotel Bangkok.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in the "Thai Boromphimarn 3" conference room.
The system will consist out of a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers, Digital source by a full top of
the line WADAX system, Analog source by a full top of the line Kronos Discovery system,
Amplification by the top of the line from Goldmund.
BIAV show 2023 Thailand
Grand AV - our distributor for Thailand - will soon exhibit on the Ultra High End BIAV Show 2023,
in Bangkok. Which will take place from 23rd till 26st November 2023 in the Montien Riverside Hotel,
RAMA 3 Rd., Bangkok.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in the "MAE KLONG 2" conference room.
The system will consist out of a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers, Digital source by a full top of
the line WADAX system, Analog source by a full top of the line Kronos Discovery system,
Amplification by a top of the line from Goldmund.
Capital Audio Fest 2023 Washington
Bending Wave USA - our distributor for USA - will soon exhibit on the Capital Audio Fest 2023,
in Washington DC. Which will take place from 10th till 12th November 2023 in the Hilton Hotel &
Executive Meeting Centre, Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, MD 20852.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in the "Jackson Suite" conference room.
The system will consist out of a pair Divin Marquis loudspeakers and a pair Divin Sovereign
subwoofers. Digital source by a full WADAX system, amplification by the top of the line from
Riviera Audio. The complete system will of course be wired with a full loam of our Lacorde Statement cables.
Audio Video Show 2023 Jakarta
Ultimate Audio Video - our distributor for Indonesia - will soon exhibit on the Audio
Video Show 2023, which will take place from 9th till 12th November 2023 in the Fairmont
Hotel Jakarta.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in the room 1407.
The system will consist out of a pair Divin Marquis loudspeakers. Amplification by
Pilium Audio and sources by Accuphase, Pilium Audio and Mola Mola. The complete system
will also be wired with a full loam of our Lacorde Statement cables.
Reality Check Indeed!
Steve Dickinson from Gy8.eu recently visited the new CH Precision headquarters listening room. Beside the fantastic CH-Precision electronics, this setup also consists out of a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers. It’s fair to say that it was something of an 'ear-opening' experience …
Warsaw Audio Video Show 2023
SoundClub - our distributor for Poland - will soon exhibit on the Warsaw Audio
Video Show 2023, which will take place from 27th till 29th October 2023 in 3
locations in Warsaw. In the Radisson Blu Sobieski hotel, the Golden Tulip hotel
and the PGE Narodowy stadium.
Oliver Göbel will also attend this show and will be happy to answer your questions.
You are warmly welcome to visit us in the room „Studio TV5“ in the PGE Narodowy stadium.
The system will consist out of a pair Divin Marquis loudspeakers and a pair Divin
Sovereign subwoofer. The complete system will also be wired with a full loam of
our Lacorde Statement cables.
KL international AV show 2023
Simplicity Control - our distributor for Singapore and Malaysia - will soon exhibit
on the KL international AV show 2023, which will take place from 27th till 29th
October 2023 in The Gardens hotel Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in room Skyview 2.
The system will consist out of a pair Divin Marquis loudspeakers and a pair Divin
Sovereign subwoofer.
Hifi & AV show 2023 Melbourne
Lux Audio - our distributor for Australia - will soon exhibit on the StereoNET
Hifi & AV show 2023, which will take place from 20th October till 22nd October 2023
in the Pullman Hotel & Event Centre, Albert Park, Melbourne.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in room 1202.
Additionally they also have their listening studios very near by to the show.
By prior appointment you are also warmly welcome to listen to the systems there.
Beside our Lacorde Statement cables, these systems are equipped with a pair Epoque
Aeon Reference, a pair Divin Noblesse and a pair Divin Sovereign subwoofers.
Insides view into our current production
As always from time to time we are happy to share an insides view into our current
production process.
This week was massive woofer week.
Each woofer chassis is getting tweaked, coated, fine adjusted, burned in over a specific
protocol with specific frequencies and levels to ensure long term durability, best
quality and long term stabilization of the TSP parameters.
After all these procedures, they are getting measured and matched in pairs or double pairs.
All this is done in order to ensure best quality, best long term stabilities and the best
performance possible.
UK Hifi show 2023 Ascot
Audio Art - our distributor for the UK - will soon exhibit on the UK Hi-Fi Show Live
2023, which will take place from 29th September till 1st October 2023 in the Ascot
Racecourse Grandstand, High St., Ascot SL5 7JX, UK.
You are warmly welcome to visit them in room 348
Company report in TheAudioBeat
We are happy to share again another great Göbel High End company report about our new
company headquarters in Landshut.
This time theaudiobeat.com visited us and published a comprehensive article.
Herein they reported about our new company headquarters, our 2 auditioning rooms, our
production, our full anechoic chamber, ...
And also about the magnificent sound quality.
Hong Kong High End Show 2023
Audio Exotics - our distributor for Hong Kong and China - will soon exhibit on the
Hong Kong High End Audio Show 2023, which will take place in the Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre from 11th till 13th August 2023.
This year their main system is championed by a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers
and a pair Divin Sovereign subwoofers.
You will find their amazing system in the room S226.
Company report in Audiotechnique
We are happy to share another great report about our new Göbel High End headquarters.
This time Audiotechnique - the leading high end audio magazine in Asia - published a
comprehensive article in their July 2023 issue about our new company headquarters, our
2 listening rooms, our production and our inhouse full anechoic chamber. Many thanks
for publishing this great article.
In the following you will find the original article in Chinese language.
BAV show 2023 Thailand
Grand AV - our distributor for Thailand - will soon exhibit on the BAV HI-END SHOW 2023, which will take place from 14th-16th July 2023 in the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queens Park Hotel, Sukhumvit 22 Rd. You will find their system, which also includes a pair of Divin Noblesse loudspeakers, in the THAI BOROMPHIMARN Room.
Company report in HifiStatement
Dirk Sommer, the worldwide renown chief editor of the audiophile magazine hifistatement.net visited our new company headquarters in Landshut. He wrote a comprehensive article about our new building, our 2 auditioning rooms, our production line, our full anechoic chamber, ...
Company report in SoundStageAustralia
SoundStage Australia published a company report about Göbel High End and our new company
headquarters in Landshut.
Jean-Marie Liere from SoundStage Australia visited us during our 20th anniversary event
on the 18th Mai 2023. He took the tour through our production, development and storage
area and also listened to the systems in our 2 audition rooms.
Show report with Best Sound of Show award
The internationally renown reviewer Roy Gregory wrote a comprehensive Munich High End 2023 show report. After the show Roy also visited our new company headquarters and listened to the systems we installed there in our 2 new auditioning rooms.
Here is a short extract from Roy's report about our big system in our new headquarters:
"The best sounding system in Munich - but NOT at the show!"
"But despite the sheer size of the soundstage and the speakers generating it, what really
impressed was the combination of absolute stability, musical authority, subtlety, micro
dynamic discrimination and musical nuance within the sound. Benedetti Michelangeli’s piano
was a solid three-dimensional presence, his playing energising the instrument’s strings and
body, recreating its layered harmonics and textures, its complex construction and materials.
Note weight was wonderfully clear, the playing characteristically fluid, dynamics suitably
sudden: you were never left in any doubt that this was a percussion instrument, or that the
person playing it was a genius at the height of their powers. If the mark of a great pianist
is their ability to make their instrument dance, if the mark of truly great, large loudspeaker
is the ability to ‘do’ small, then this is one of the most naturally balanced and capable
systems I’ve ever experienced. I have NEVER heard an audio system reproduce a piano with such
natural grace, ease and devastating realism. What goes for the solo instrument goes for the
orchestra too, while Giulini’s contribution is equally explicit and powerful.
This is a huge and hugely expensive system. But it is also a compelling demonstration of what
is possible – and the yawning gulf between the best systems working at their best and the rest.
Nothing available to the public at the MOC came close to this. In fact, very few systems
anywhere come close …"
Many thanks for visiting our new headquarters and for this great report.
20th anniversary event
In the evening of the 18th May we hosted in parallel to the Munich High End show 2023 a
special event in our new company headquarters in Landshut.
We celebrated with our world wide distributors, international press and friends our 20th
anniversary in combination with our relocation to our new company headquarters.
In the following you will find a few fotos of our new listening rooms, our new meeting
area, our new manufacturing area and our new full anechoic chamber within the assembling line.
Munich High End show 2023
As always we will exhibit on the upcoming Munich HIGH END 2023 show, from 18 - 21 May in
the MOC Munich. The setup is sounding just awesome!
We would be delighted to welcome you in our room Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E 115.
See you soon.
AXPONA 2023 Chicago
Bending Wave USA - our distributor for USA - will exhibit on the upcoming AXPONA 2023 from 14th - 16th April 2023 in the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center Schaumburg / Chicago. Their exhibition will be located in the Club Room on 15th Floor. The system will consist out of a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers and a pair Divin Sovereign subwoofers on 4 Audio Research mono amps in bi-amping configuration and a full Wadax Reference digital front end. If you have time you are warmly welcome to pay them a visit.
Insides view into our current production
From time to time we are sharing a quick insight foto into our current production process. This foto is taken shortly before the final polishing and packaging. The red real piano lacquer on a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers and Divin Sovereign subwoofer looks just stunning!
Seoul International Audio Show 2023
KD Sound - our distributor for South Korea - was exhibiting on the SIAS from 3rd - 5th March 2023 in Seoul. They exhibited two system in two rooms. One system consisted out of a pair Divin Noblesse loudspeakers on top of the line CH Precision electronics. The other system consisted out of a pair Divin Marquis and Epoque Aeon Fine loudspeakers on top of the line Esoteric electronics.
The Absolute Sound review of our Divin Noblesse and Divin Sovereign
Robert Harley, the worldwide renown reviewer and editor in chief of the audiophile magazine The Absolute Sound, wrote an awesome review about our Divin Noblesse loudspeakers and Divin Sovereign subwoofers. Robert Harley was so enthusiastic of the tremendous sound qualities and the impeccable craftsmanship of the Divin Noblesse and Divin Sovereign, that we also got the sole front cover of this February 2023 issue. Many thanks Robert for this great review.
Here are a few statements from Robert Harley out of his review:
- This clearer articulation allowed me to hear nuances of vocal expression with
new- found ease and clarity.
- I must conclude that the Divin Noblesse is, through the midrange and treble, the
highest-resolution dynamic loudspeaker that I’ve heard in my listening room.
- It has tremendous life, air, light, extension, and speed, yet never sounds etched
or fatiguing.
- The speaker had superb resolution of bottom-end information, with no smearing
of transients, blurring of pitch, or dilution of timbral detail.
- Kickdrum was tight and controlled, with no overhang or bloat.
- Bass guitar was reproduced not just as low-frequency information, but as strings
plucked by fingers on the fretboard, with superb resolution of the starts and
stops of notes and precise inner detailing of the instrument’s texture.
- The combination of this level of resolution with weight and fullness was
immensely satisfying.
- The speaker had an exciting, visceral, upbeat immediacy that was reminiscent of
a horn design but without horn colorations.
- In fact, the Divin Noblesse’s dynamic performance was one of its best qualities;
it went loud effortlessly, reproduced transients with speed and articulation
but no fatiguing etch, had virtually no overhang or smearing, and never sounded
congealed even during the most complex passages.
- This is an immensely communicative speaker by virtue of its stunning midrange
and treble resolution, dynamic verve, and transparency.
- I had many thrilling listening sessions with the Divin Noblesse—thrilling in a raw,
visceral, almost primal way.
For downloading the full review, please click here:
Finally relocating in our new company building
We have great news to share!
We finally fully relocated to our new company headquarters!
The key features of our new Göbel High End headquarters are:
• A company building which is perfectly tailored to our needs. Especially designed
and builded from ground up. In order to provide a future proof and real
uncompromising basis for developing and producing the absolute pinnacle
products in high end audio.
• A more than 5 times bigger manufacturing, quality control and research area in
comparison to our previous facility. Perfectly arranged in order to ensure the
most ideal production flow.
• A more than 4 times bigger storage area in comparison to our previous facility. In
order to shorten manufacturing time, to be more independent from the raw
material market and to be able to offer quicker delivery time and service.
• A big full anechoic chamber for our crossover fine adjustments, quality controls
and in house researches, perfectly integrated in our production and research
working flow.
• Every single loudspeaker which is leaving our facility is getting it’s crossover and
complete loudspeaker fine adjusted during extensive measurements in this full
anechoic chamber. Hereby it is secured that every single loudspeaker is
performing at it’s maximum potential.
• 2 big and from the outset acoustically perfectly designed auditioning rooms. One
auditioning room is around 110 m² and the other room is around 50 m².
• A more than 3 times bigger office area. In order to offer an even better sales and
after sales service.
• A spacious, tasteful and luxury meeting area. In order to welcome our business
partners from all over the world and to provide a meeting point (experience
centre), where all our business partners, clients and friends are always
warmly welcome.
• A minimalistic and contemporary industrial design of the company building in
order to carry the absolute pinnacle product qualities and the absolute luxury
appearance of the Göbel High End brand into the world.
The new company headquarters address is:
Göbel High End
Roedersteinstr. 9
84034 Landshut
Germany
Singapore Sound & Sight Exhibition 2022
Simplicity Control - our distributor for Singapore - will exhibit on the Sound & Sight
High End Exhibition 2022 in Singapore, which will take place from 2nd till
4th December 2022 in the Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre.
Their system also includes a pair of Divin Marquis loudspeakers and a pair of Divin
Sovereign subwoofers.
Capital Audio Fest 2021 in Washington DC
Bending Wave USA - our distributor for USA - will exhibit on Washington DC’s premier High
End Audio Festival the „Capital Audio Fest 2022“, which take place from 11th - 13th
November.
Their main system, which is located in the Jackson meeting room on the third floor, includes
a pair of Divin Marquis loudspeakers, a pair of Divin Sovereign subwoofers and a full loom
of our Lacorde Statement cables.
Stereophile recommended products award Fall 2022 Edition
We are happy to share, that our Divin Marquis loudspeakers are listed in the Stereophile
products awards Fall 2022 Edition in the best category Class A (Full Range) loudspeakers
Stereophile coverage of the Pacific Audio Fest
Jason Victor Serinus from the world wide renown „Stereophile“ magazine wrote
an awesome show report about our system on the Pacific Audio Fest 2022 in Seatle.
In the following you will find a few of his statements:
- The body of the violin's sound was reproduced to perfection, with size and
proportions of violin and piano ideal.
- Even more moving was the performance itself, which epitomizes old school
Romantic expressionism. Every note was so clear and beautifully produced as
to render me a wide-eyed puddle.
- ..., I had no idea how dynamic and colorful the recording was until I heard it on
this system.
- I bow before the Göbel Divin Noblesse loudspeakers, ...
Under the following link, you will find his report:
Hong Kong Hi End Audio and Visual Show 2022
Audio Exotics - our distributor for Hong Kong and China - will exhibit on the
upcoming Hi End Audio and Visual Show Hong Kong, which will take place from
5th till 7th August 2022 in the Hong Kong Convention Centre.
You will find their main system, which also includes a pair of Divin Marquis
loudspeakers and a pair of Divin Sovereign subwoofers in the room S226.
Pacific Audio Fest 2022 in Seattle
Bending Wave USA - our distributor for USA - will exhibit on the Pacific Audio Fest
2022 in Seattle Washington, which will take place from 29th till 31st July 2022 in the
Doubletree Hilton Sea-Tac Washington hotel.
You will find their system, which also includes a pair of Divin Noblesse loudspeakers
and a full loom of Lacorde Statement cables in the conference room Cascade 12
TheAudiobeat coverage of the Munich High End show
The „TheAudioBeat“ coverage of the Munich High End show 2022 features our
system together with our new Divin Sovereign subwoofers.
Many thanks for this great coverage.
Their statement:
- This easy-breathing and expressive system was the musical highlight of the show.
Under der following link you will find their complete article:
Stereophile coverage of the Munich High End show
The "Stereophile" coverage of the Munich High End show 2022 features our system
together with our new Divin Sovereign subwoofers.
Many thanks Jason for this great coverage.
His statements from his coverage:
- When I entered, the Divin Sovereign Referenz Subwoofer, paired with Göbel's Divin
Marquis loudspeakers, was producing superb sound.
- ... sax sounded fabulous and horns excellent.
- On very different fare, soprano Birgit Nilsson, performing music she was not born to sing,
sounded superb.
Under der following link you will find their complete article:
BAV High End show 2022 in Bangkok
Grand AV - our distributor for Thailand - will exhibit on the BAV Hi End 2022 show, which will take place from 9th till 12th June in the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queens Park Hotel. You will find their system, which also includes a pair of Divin Noblesse loudspeakers, in the conference room Thai Boromphimarn 5
Stereonet Hi-Fi Show 2022 in Australia
LuxAudio, our distributor for Australia, will exhibit on the Stereonet Hi-Fi Show Australia 2022. The show will take place at the Pullman Albert Park, Melbourne from 3-5 June 2022.
"Best Sound of Show" for Munich HIGH END show 2022
We are happy to share, that the world wide renown magazine parttimeudiophile.com
rewarded our presentation on the Munich High End show 2022 with the „Best Sound of
Show“ award.
Many thanks, it’s a great honor.
Their statement:
And now, for the Best Sound in Munich – Göbel High End, True Life Audio and
Kronos. When my show report on this room went live, I realized that merely hinting
that this was the best room at High End 2022 was enough to get the PR machine a’pumpin’,
and it did. I’d break hearts across Europe if I didn’t follow through and crown this
system King of the Mountain.
That’s not why I’m picking this amazing system. I’m picking it as Best Sound in
Munich because I’ve never heard reproduced music at a trade show sound closer to the
real thing. Unlimited dynamics. Unlimited soundstage. Unlimited excitement. This is
what high-end audio is all about.
Under the following link you will find their full report:
The HIGH END 2022 show in Munich
Fortunately this year the Munich HIGH END show will take place again.
Of course we will exhibit on this upcoming Munich HIGH END show 2022, from
19 - 22 May in the MOC Munich.
We would be delighted to welcome you in our room Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E 115,
where we will also unveil in a world premiere our new Divin Sovereign subwoofer.
Hope to see you there soon.
BIAV High End 2022 show in Bangkok
Grand AV - our distributor for Thailand - will exhibit on the BIAV High End show
2022, which will take place from the 12 till 15 May in the LANDMARK BANGKOK HOTEL.
You will find their system, which also includes a pair of Divin Noblesse loudspeakers,
in the conference ROOM SUKHUMVIT 1.
If you are near by, please feel free to pay them a visit.
"Best Sound of Show" for Axpona 2022
We are happy to share, that we won another „Best Sound of Show“ award from the
internationally renown AVShowrooms for our presentation on the AXPONA 2022 in
Chicago.
It’s really awesome to receive this award. Many thanks Terry and Peter it’s a
great honor.
AXPONA 2022 High End show in Chicago
We will exhibit on the upcoming AXPONA 2022 High End show from 22 - 24 April 2022 in Chicago, which will take place in the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg Illinois. Our distributor for USA - Bending Wave USA - will be delighted to warmly welcome you in the Club Lounge room on the 15th floor.
Unveiling of our new Divin Sovereign subwoofer
We are happy to announce the unveiling of our new ultra high end subwoofer Divin
Sovereign during the upcoming Munich High End show 2022. The Munich High End
show will take place from 19th - 22nd Mai 2022 in the MOC in Munich. You will
find us in the room E115 Atrium 4.1
Stay tuned, as we will soon unveil more infos.
In the following you will find 5 pictures, whereon you can see the Divin Sovereign in
different color/surface combinations as well as in different perspectives.
Roy Gregory reviewed our Divin Marquis loudspeakers
We are very happy to share another raving review! This time about our Divin
Marquis loudspeakers.
Roy Gregory, the worldwide renown reviewer of the audiophile magazine hifi+ and
TheAudioBeat, wrote a raving review about our Divin Marquis loudspeakers, which is
published on his own new website gy8.eu
In the following you will find a few review statements.
- The first thing that strikes you about the musical presentation of the Divin
Marquis is its overall coherence – a coherence that extends from the musical
to the rhythmic, the spatialto the tonal.
- The integration between the drivers is exceptional, the linearity and lack of
colouration likewise.
- Its low frequency clarity combined with a natural pace and dynamic response
means that sudden shifts in level or density still shock or surprise, even
from familiar recordings.
- This ability to communicate musical purpose, to capture and hold your attention –
that’s the Göbel Divin Marquis’ ‘Super Power’.
- This is a speaker that punches well above its weight, both sonically and musically.
Given its not inconsiderable size and mass, that’s impressive indeed.
- … ,this Göbel loudspeaker is re-writing the rulebook – and doing it in one of the
most competitive market sectors in the whole of high-end audio.
Under the following link you will find the English review:
Stereophile recommended products award 2022 Edition
We are happy to share, that our Divin Marquis loudspeakers are listed in the Stereophile products awards 2022 Edition in the best category Class A (Full Range) loudspeakers
Fidelity Best of 10 years Award for Divin Marquis
We are happy to announce, that our Divin Marquis is awarded as „The Best out of Ten
Years Fidelity“!
Out of more than 1.000 articles/reviews - which they created over the span of their eventful
decade - they compiled the most outstanding 25 ones.
Roy Gregory's article State of Play our Divin Noblesse loudspeakers
We are very happy to share another great article from Roy Gregory of the
audiophile magazine hifi+ and TheAudioBeat.
He recently launched an own performance oriented website for highest end audio.
Herein the Divin Noblesse is featured in a system review as „State of Play - looking
beyond the horizon“.
Many thanks for this awesome article. We are deeply honored.
Under the following link you will find the English review:
"Best Sound of Show" for Capital Audio Fest 2021
We are happy to share, that we won another „Best Sound of Show“ award from the
internationally renown AVShowrooms for our presentation on the Capital Audio Fest
2021 in Washington DC.
Their statement for awarding our system:
" ..., the sound was nothing short of magical. We played a track from Leonard Cohen's
Ten New Songs. Warm without sacrificing detail with outstanding richness. A music lover's
sexy dream!"
It’s really awesome to receive this award. Many thanks Terry and Peter it’s a great honor.
Capital Audio Fest 2021 in Washington DC
The shows in USA are finally starting again.
Our distributor for USA - Bending Wave USA - is exhibiting on the upcoming Capital Audio
Fest 2021 in Washington DC, which will take place in the Twinbrook Hilton from 5th to 7th
November.
You will find us in the Jackson room and we are already looking forward to warmly
welcoming you there.
Our show system will consist out of our Divin Marquis loudspeakers and of course a full
loom of our Lacorde Statement cables.
Be prepared to be amazed!
Stereophile recommended products award 2021 Fall Edition
We are happy to share that our Divin Marquis loudspeakers are listed in the Stereophile products awards 2021 Fall Edition in the best category Class A (Full Range) loudspeakers.
Divin Noblesse review by Roy Gregory
We are thrilled to share a new review of our Divin Noblesse loudspeakers.
Roy Gregory, the world wide renown reviewer wrote an awesome review about our Divin
Noblesse loudspeakers and published it over theaudiobeat.com
Here are a few of his review statements:
- the Divin Noblesse delivers bass that’s pitch-agile, articulate and fast on its feet
- The notes are so clearly defined in terms of spacing and placement, frequency
and timing, that you can almost picture Charlie’s hands working the strings.
- The Divin Noblesse captures all the floating agitation of the low frequencies,
perfectly reproducing the frisson of excitement that’s generated by the piece
played live.
- ..., but the Göbels take it to a new level, investing it with a combination of
concentrated energy and focused delicacy.
- It’s this ability to sound dynamic and energetic but at the same time poised and
precise, cultured and controlled, that makes the Divin Noblesse stand apart
from the crowd.
- The Göbels manage to be both impressive and natural in their musical vocabulary
and presentation,...
- If you want to define (or redefine) high-end audio, that’s a pretty good place to start.
Under the following link you will find the complete review in English language:
Hong Kong Hi End Audio show 2021
Finally the shows started again.
Audioexotics, our distributor for Hong Kong, is exhibiting on the upcoming Hong Kong Hi End show 2021. This great show will take place in the Hong Kong Convention Centre from 6st - 8th August 2021.
You will find Audioexotics in the room S226. Herein you can experience our Divin Marquis loudspeakers in the color combination real piano lacquer white with real gold leaf applications in a great system.
Divin Marquis review by Fidelity magazine
We are thrilled to share a new review of our Divin Marquis loudspeaker.
The world wide renown magazine „Fidelity" published a review of our Divin Marquis
loudspeakers in their 53 issue for January/February 2021.
Their review statement:
- The Divin Marquis is an uncompromising loudspeaker that can handle all amplifier
concepts without any issues. It also can’t fail to impress with its out-of-this-world
level of precision and detail.
- The Marquis achieved exemplary nuance of sound right down into the deepest
ranges, and the spatial placement of the individual sound events below the
fundamental tone was absolutely amazing. Many can achieve that above the tone, but
such a precisely projected series of double basses was something we hadn't ever
heard before.
- ..., and we wandered from one virtual concert hall to the next all the while feeling
like the musicians, singers, and conductors were physically right in front of us.
- Given all its many positive qualities, the Divin Marquis is, well, simply divine.
Under the following link you will find the complete review in English language:
Stereophile recommended products award 2021 Edition
We are happy to share that our Divin Marquis loudspeakers are listed in the Stereophile
products awards 2021 Edition in the best category Class A (Full Range) loudspeakers.
Stereophile review of our Divin Marquis
John Atkinson, the worldwide renown reviewer and technical editor of the audiophile
magazine stereophile wrote an awesome review about our Divin Marquis
loudspeakers which is published as the front cover review in the October 2020
issue of the stereophile magazine. Many thanks John for this great review.
We appreciate a lot.
Here are a few statements out of this review from John Atkinson:
- "The deep organ notes at the climax of Philip Ledger’s performance of Franck’s
Chorale No.3 in A minor (24/192 AIFF needle drop from Organ Music from King’s
College, HMV HQS 1356) were reproduced with seemingly limitless power."
- "The Göbel loudspeakers were chameleons. They sounded small when appropriate,
as with Chris Thile’s transcriptions for mandolin of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas
for Violin, Vol.1 (16/44.1 AIFF, Nonesuch 5353602) but massively powerful
when the recording called for it, as with Joe Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way”
(24/192 AIFF needle drop from a 12" 45rpm single, ABC ABE 12002)."
- "My ears frazzled by giving in to the temptation to play Joe Walsh as loud as the
Göbels would allow without strain."
- ... "the lowest notes were nicely fleshed out by the Göbels but without any boom:
There was no indication that these are big loudspeakers with big woofers."
- "But it was the unexpectedly delicate way in which these speakers got right the
country-dance character of the third movement, the bassoon punctuations in
particular, that impressed."
- "And the glorious restatement of that I-vi-IV-V chord sequence — so overused
since Beethoven’s time — at the end of the finale rocked my world on the
Göbel speakers."
- "Full range, low distortion, no coloration: The thoroughbred performance of the
Divin Marquis confirms that Göbel High End presents serious competition to
the Wilsons, Magicos, Rockports, Tidals, von Schweikerts, and YG Acousticses
of the cost-no-object loudspeaker world."
For downloading the full review, please click here:
HifiStatement review of our Epoque Aeon Fine
Dirk Sommer, the worldwide renown chief editor of the audiophile magazine
hifistatement.net wrote a raving review about our Epoque Aeon Fine loudspeakers.
He was so impressed that after the review he bought the Epoque Aeon Fine
loudspeakers for his auditing system!
As the review is in German language, we translated a few of his statements in English language:
- "The transient playback makes the Göbels unparalleled to me."
- "... the homogeneity of the reproduction and the expansion and plasticity of the
spatial representation are outstanding."
- "... especially the ability to reproduce transients, almost like real instruments,
fascinates me about the bending wave loudspeaker in combination with the fast,
small bass drivers."
- "I have now lived with the Göbel High End Epoque Aeon Fine for over a year and a
half and have learned to appreciate it so much as a work tool and as a luxury
item that I don't want to part with it anymore and bought it a few months ago!"
- "A real dream loudspeaker!"
For downloading the full review, please click here:
We are starting to ship out the first production lot of our new Divin Marquis
We are happy to announce that beginning from 5th May 2020 we are going to ship out our new Divin Marquis loudspeakers to our world wide distributors. Where possible, our distributors will organize small privat events, where our highly esteemed customers can really experience the truly outstanding qualities of our new Divin Marquis loudspeakers in a relaxed atmosphere.
As every single product from Göbel High End, the new Divin Marquis loudspeakers are a product of the finest German engineering, executed with absolute passion in all details and completely produced to the pinnacle of perfection in Germany.
First teaser picture of our new „small“ Divin loudspeaker
Be prepared, something really awesome is going to be unveiled soon!
The name is Divin Marquis.
Expect nothing less than the ultimate!
For downloading the teaser picture, please click here:
World Premiere of the new Takumi K160 amp from Robert Koda
Audio Exotics, our distributor for Hong Kong, was world exclusively unveiling the new Takumi K160 amplifier from Robert Koda. Rebecca Chin and Lincoln Cheng from Audiotechnique, were also present during this unveiling event. Of course, the new Takumi K160 amplifier from Robert Koda was unveiled in the flagship showroom from Audio Exotics "The Divin lab" and played over our Divin Majestic loudspeaker.
Audiotechnique review about our Epoque Aeon Reference loudspeaker
Lincoln Cheng from the world wide renown Hong Kong audiophile magazine Audiotechnique published a new review about our Epoque Aeon Reference loudspeakers.
A few of his conclusions:
- The sound of the Epoque Aeon Reference is extremely equal.
- The imaging is very 3D and palpable.
- The soundstage is remarkably complete with extreme layering and layer information.
- The integration of the bending wave driver with the rest of the bass units is astonishingly. It is absolute coherent.
- The overall radiation is very controlled.
This is a tremendous loudspeaker!
Many thanks Lincoln, we really appreciate it a lot.
For downloading the full review, please click here:
“Best Sound of Show” for our Divin Noblesse at the RMAF 2019
We are delighted to announce that we won the „Best Sound of Show“ award for our presentation on the RMAF 2019 show in Denver with our Divin Noblesse loudspeakers together with a full loom of our Lacorde Statement cables. It is awesome to receive this award from the world wide renown AVShowrooms. Many thanks Terry and Peter it’s a great honor.
Their statement for their award:
This system was like liquid gold. We played a live Michel Jonasz track and the sound was delicate,
detailed and organic with information in the lower frequencies I’ve not heard on this piece of
music before. The loudspeakers were the Goebel High End “Divin Noblesse”, the electronics were
by CH Precision and the source was the Kronos Pro turntable with the Super Capacitor Power Supply.
Cabling also by Goebel High End.
Under the following link, you will find the full report:
“Best Sound of Show” for our Divin Noblesse at the RMAF 2019
We are happy to announce that the chief editor of Positive Feedback - Dr. David Robinson - awarded our Divin Noblesse room at the RMAF 2019 show in Denver with the Audio Oasis Award for Best Sound of Show. Of course, our setup was also fully equipped with our Lacorde Statement cables. Many thanks David, we are deeply honored.
His statement for this award:
This award is given to you due to the superior sound that I experienced in your space. Being in your room was a true Audio Oasis! moment…
Many thanks David, we are deeply honored.
World Premiere of the new Atlantis Reference DAC from Wadax
Audio Exotics, our distributor for Hong Kong, was world exclusively unveiling the new Atlantis Reference DAC from WADAX. Rebecca Chin and Lincoln Cheng from Audiotechnique, as well as Roy Gregory from theaudiobeat and Hifi+ were also present during this unveiling event. Of course, the new Atlantis Reference DAC from WADAX was unveiled in the flagship showroom from Audio Exotics "The Divin lab" and played over our Divin Majestic loudspeaker.
Julie Mullins from TheAbsoluteSound will play a few of her favorite records
We are delighted to share that Julie Mullins from the AbsoluteSound will represent and play a few of her favorite records in a special event during our exhibition on the RMAF 2019 in Denver Colorado.
Julie Mullins will perform in our Homestead 3 room on Saturday 7th September
from 2 pm - 3 pm.
You are all warmly welcome to visit and join us for this great event.
We will exhibit on the upcoming RMAF 2019 in Denver Colorado
We are happy to announce that we will exhibit on the upcoming Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 from 5th - 8th September in the Gaylord Resort Denver Colorado.
We will demonstrate our Divin Noblesse loudspeakers in a gorgeous system, which is of
course also fully wired with our Lacorde Statement cables.
You will find us in the conference room Homestead 3.
Oliver Göbel will also be there and will be happy to answer all your questions. We are already looking forward warmly welcoming you there.
We will exhibit on the upcoming TIAV 2019 High End show in Bangkok
We are delighted to announce that we will exhibit on the upcoming Bangkok High End show TIAV 2019. This great show will take place in the BITEC event venue Bangkok/Thailand, from the 1st - 4th August 2019.
Our distributor for Thailand - Grand AV - put together an awesome system around our Divin Noblesse loudspeaker, together with our Lacorde Statement cables.
You will find us in the room MR 217
Oliver Göbel will also be present to answer all the questions to the interested audience.
„Best Sound of Show“ for Divin Noblesse at the Munich High End 2019
We are delighted to announce that we won the „Best Sound of Show“ award for our presentation on the Munich High End show 2019 with our Divin Noblesse loudspeakers together with a full loom of our Lacorde Statement cables.
It’s really awesome to receive this award from the internationally renown AVShowrooms. Many thanks Terry and Peter it’s a great honor.
Under the following link, you will find the full report:
We will exhibit on the HIGH END 2019 show in Munich
As every year, we will exhibit on the upcoming Munich HIGH END 2019 show
from 09 - 12 May.
We would be delighted to welcome you in our room Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E 115
“Best Sound of Show” for our Divin Noblesse at the AXPONA 2019
We are happy to announce that the chief editor of Positive Feedback - Dr. David Robinson - awarded our Divin Noblesse room at the AXPONA 2019 show in Chicago with the Audio Oasis Award for Best Sound of Show. Of course, our setup was also fully equipped with our Lacorde Statement cables. Many thanks David, we are deeply honored.
We will exhibit on the upcoming AXPONA 2019 in Chicago
We will exhibit on the upcoming AXPONA 2019 High End show from 12 - 14 April in Chicago. We are delighted to invite you in our room, which is the complete Club Lounge on the 15th floor. Herein we will demonstrate in a U.S. premiere our new Divin Noblesse loudspeakers.
Grand opening at the new facility of our US distributor
Our US distributor „Bending Wave USA“ is having a grand opening of their new facility and auditioning rooms on January 26th and 27th, 2019 in Davie Florida. During that time Oliver Göbel will also be present, in order to personally meet all interested visitors and to answer all questions. For more information please go to the Bending Wave USA website and contact them directly.
Best Sound of Show for our Epoque Aeon Reference at the RMAF 2018 from PartTimeAudiophile
We are happy to let you know, that Lee Scoggins from parttimeaudiophile.com awarded our setup on the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018 as number 1 in his TOP SIX SYSTEMS OF THE SHOW. Many thanks Lee, we really appreciate it.
Under the following link, you will find the complete report:
Best Sound of Show for our Epoque Aeon Reference at the RMAF 2018 from AVShowrooms
We are happy to let you know, that we won the „Best Sound of Show“ award for our presentation on the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018 in Denver. It’s really awesome to receive this award from the internationally renown AVShowrooms. Many thanks Terry and Peter it’s a great honor.
Under the following link, you will find the complete report:
We will exhibit on the upcoming RMAF 2018 in Denver
We will exhibit on the upcoming Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018 from 5 - 7 October in Denver USA. You are warmly welcome to visit us in the Iris room on the lobby floor.
In an USA premiere we will show our Epoque Aeon Reference loudspeakers with CH Precision electronics, TW-Acoustic turntable and everything wired with our Lacorde Statement cables.
New DIVIN Noblesse loudspeaker
We are happy to announce that we will soon unveil our brand new loudspeaker DIVIN Noblesse. This new Divin Nolesse will transfer the world wide unique merites of our DIVIN Majestic to a much smaller size. Be prepared to be amazed!
As a world premier the DIVIN Noblesse will be soon unveiled on the 6th Audioexotics Super HiEnd show in Hong Kong from 7th till 8th July 2018.
“Best Sound of Show” for Divin Majestic at the Munich High End 2018
We are happy to announce that we won the „BEST SOUND OF SHOW“ award for our presentation on the Munich High End show 2018 of our Divin Majestic setup (room Atrium 4.1 / E115). It is a great honor to receive this award from the internationally renown AVShowrooms. Many thanks Peter and Terry, we are deeply honored.
Under the following link, you will find the the full report:
“Best Sound of Show” for Epoque Aeon Reference at Munich High End 2018
We are happy to announce that we won the „BEST SOUND OF SHOW“ award for our presentation on the Munich High End show 2018 of our Epoque Aeon Reference setup (room Atrium 4.2 / F226). It is a great honor to receive this award from the internationally renown AVShowrooms. Many thanks Peter and Terry, we are deeply honored.
Under the following link, you will find the the full report:
Outstanding recording of our setup on the Munich High End 2018 show
Moiz Audio again made an outstanding sound and video recording of our Divin Majestic system during the Munich High End show 2018. Many thanks Mujtaba for your gorgeous and passionate work.
Under the following link you will find the complete video:
“Best Sound of Show” award for our setup on the AXPONA 2018
We are happy to announce, that we won the „Best Sound of Show“ award for our presentation on the AXPONA 2018 from parttimeaudiophile.com. Many thanks Lee Scoggins, we are deeply honored.
Under the following link, you will find the full report:
Soundstage Australia show report about the Munich High End 2018
Another nice show report with great photos from the internationally renown editor in chief Edgar Kramer from Soundstage!
Australia, who published the Soundstage! Australia`s Favourite Exhibits and "Favourite 10“ of the 2018 Munich High End show.
Many thanks to be part of this great report.
Under the following link, you will find the full report:
The absolute sound show report about the Munich High End 2018
Jonathan Valin, the internationally renown chief reviewer from The Absolute Sound, published his show report (Loudspeakers $20k and up) of the Munich High End show 2018.
In the Cost-No-Object category he awarded both of our exhibited flagship loudspeakers, the Epoque Aeon Reference (room Atrium 4.2 / F226) and the Divin Majestic (room Atrium 4.1 / E115) as Best of Show contenders.
Many thanks, we really appreciate it.
Under the following link, you will find the full report:
Mono & Stereo show report about the Munich High End 2018
Ron Resnick from MonoandStereo.com published a nice show report and set of photos about the Munich High End 2018 show.
Herein he also visited our Divin Majestic room in the Atrium 4.1/E115 and wrote his sonic impressions.
Additionally he awarded us in his TOP SIX SYSTEMS OF THE SHOW list.
Many thanks for it, we really appreciate it.
Under the following link you will find the complete report:
AXPONA 2018 report from Parttimeaudiophile.com
Lee Scoggins, the internationally renown reviewer from parttimeaudiophile.com, published a nice report about our room on the AXPONA 2018. Many thanks Lee Scoggins for this great report.
His conclusions:
- Even the challenging small rooms couldn’t stop these Aeon speakers from producing
some of the best sound at this very competitive show.
- Some digital tracks just flowed out of the speaker in a very natural way.
- Vocals were rich as smooth.
Under the following link you will find the entire report:
We will exhibit on the HIGH END 2018 show in Munich
As every year, we will exhibit on the Munich HIGH END 2018 show
from 10 - 13 May.
This year we cordially invite you to visit us in 2 rooms:
In the Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E 115
Herein we will show the Divin Majestic loudspeaker in real piano lacquer black and black
ultra matt details with real gold applications.
Together with CH Precision and Kronos Audio.
In the Atrium 4, Level 2, Room F 226
Herein we will show the new Epoque Aeon Reference in real piano lacquer white.
Together with Vitus Audio, Purist Audio Design and Hartwig Audio.
We will exhibit on the upcoming AXPONA 2018 in Chicago
We will exhibit on the upcoming AXPONA 2018 High End show from 13 - 15 April in Chicago. You are cordially invite to visit us in the room 594.
In a world premiere we will show the first time our new Epoque Aeon Fine loudspeakers.
New Epoque Aeon loudspeaker line
After 6 years in production, we are happy to announce our new updated Epoque
loudspeaker line.
As our new Epoque loudspeaker line will for sure be THE milestone for loudspeaker
technology worldwide, we called it very self-confident Epoque Aeon!
It is the starting point of a new calculation of time for loudspeakers! We are sure you will
instantly fall in love with them. They will represent your music in a way you never
experienced before. Emotional, musical, flawless, complete, …, in one word real! Your
goosebumps will tell you. All our researches, technologies and efforts have only one reason,
to really bring the music alive! That is and always was the passion of all our work!
What are the improvements:
- Improved bending wave driver (improved mechanical parts, improved lossless behavior,
improved heat dissipation, improved distortion behavior, improved phase behavior)
- improved bass drivers and alignment (improved loss less behavior, improved distortion
behavior)
- improved and adjusted crossover (topology and parts quality)
- improved mechanical coupling (new materials for the foot and new ceramic ball feet)
- improved electrical behavior (impedance behavior, electrical phase behavior)
- improved lacquer finish (Now real piano lacquer finish! And we are talking about real piano
lacquer finish of the highest quality! As always completely made in Germany!)
What will these improvements result in:
- even better frequency linearity
- even better frequency dispersion
- even better impulse response over the whole frequency range
- even better and max. realistic soundstage
- even better small signal behavior
- even better bass response (control, speed, integration)
- +4 dB higher max SPL!
- easy to drive for the amps!:
The min. impedance in single wiring of the Epoque Aeon Reference is now 3,4 ohm, and
only between a very narrow area!
The min. impedance in single wiring of the Epoque Aeon Fine is now 2,8 ohm, and
only between a very narrow area!
The min. impedance in single wiring of the Epoque Aeon Wall is now 4,0 ohm, and
only between a very narrow area!
So now, you can drive the Epoque Aeon line with nearly every amplifier!
- last but not least, highest possible sophisticated appearance through the real piano
lacquer finish (which is also made in Germany!)
And the final good news is, that we were able to keep the same gorgeous outside
industrial design!
For downloading the Epoque Aeon teaser picture, please click here:
Article of Göbel High End in WHO IS WHO in High Fidelity
The German High End magazine „Fidelity“ wrote a great article about Göbel High End in
their yearly issue „WHO IS WHO IN HIGH FIDELITY“. Many thanks for this awesome
report. We are very proud to be part of this remarkable issue.
For downloading the full article, please click here:
Hifipig.com review of our Lacorde Statement USB and Ethernet cables
Mr. Dan Worth from the internationally renown online publication hifipig.com has recently
been reviewing our Lacorde Statement USB and Lacorde Statement Ethernet cables. Many thanks for
this gorgeous and passionated written review, which we are thrilled to share with you below.
A few comments from him:
- Increased soundstage size and dimensionality
- Will extract every ounce of resolution
- Kimberly majestic and tonally expressive
- The most analog and effortless sound from a digital cable of this type
- Simply the finest sound I have heard by a fair margin in these cable types
Here you will find the complete review:
The magazine AD Style published one of our customers projects
We are delighted to share one of our customers projects, where we were responsible for the
complete audio part. Lately it was also published in the Italian AD Style magazine.
(ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST)
This project included a high end stereo system in the library, where we installed our Epoque
Wall loudspeakers, a high end home cinema system in the cinema room where we installed
5 derivates of our Epoque Wall loudspeakers with two subwoofers and additionally several
multi channel systems with custom made solutions for the dining room, living room, the terrace, …
Beside the highest possible sound quality, one request for this project was the possibility to
integrate the loudspeakers and electronics very discrete, so they doesn’t interrupt the total
architectural work of art.
Many thanks, that we could be part of this great project.
For downloading the full article, please click here:
Music Emotions and Hifi.nl review of our Epoque Fine loudspeaker
Ruud Jonker, the audiophile reviewer from Music Emotion and Hifi.nl, published a review
about our Epoque Fine loudspeakers. Attached you will find the complete review in Dutch.
A few statements out of this review:
- When the Epoque Fine is playing, the enormous homogeneity and the degree of
authenticity with which sounds, voices and instruments are displayed is breathtaking.
- This loudspeaker is an extremely revealing window and simply let you hear everything.
- Further noticeable, the Epoque Fine has a gigantic drive in the low frequency range.
Hereby the sound stays perfectly balanced, but the power of the layering is phenomenal.
For downloading the full review, please click here:
New DIVIN loudspeaker
We are happy to announce, that we will soon unveil our brand new loudspeaker line.
This new loudspeaker line will be an addition to our existing Epoque loudspeaker line and will be
more conventional on the first sight. But we of course massively used and applied our bending
wave knowledge and technologies in order to bring the sound quality to perfection.
We will firstly unveil our top model out of this new loudspeaker line with the name DIVIN.
As a world premier the DIVIN will be soon unveiled on the 5th Audioexotics Super HiEnd show in
Hong Kong from 8th till 9th July 2017.
“Best Sound of Show” at the 2017 Munich HIGH END show
We are happy to announce, that we won the "Best Sound of Show" award for our presentation on the Munich High End
show 2017. It is a great honor to receive this “Gold Show Award” from the internationally renown AVShowrooms.com
Many thanks Peter and Terry, we are deeply honored.
Here you will find the video of the awarding:
Fidelity report of the 2017 Munich HIGH END show
The world wide renown “fidelity magazine” wrote a nice statement in their final Munich High End 2017 report:
Aber auch im klassischen Zwei-Kanal-Stereobereich gab es einiges zu bestaunen, was die Grenzen des Machbaren neu auslotete.
Bei Göbel Audio beispielsweise spielten zwei übermannsgroße Säulen plus zwei massive Subwoofer – bestückt mit jeweils acht
Chassis – an Elektronik von CH Precision. Das mag zunächst einmal den Eindruck von „sehr laut“ und „ultramassiv“ erwecken,
doch das Gegenteil war klanglich der Fall. Ein Klang mit schwer zu beschreibender, geradezu unendlicher Leichtigkeit und
Selbstverständlichkeit erfüllte den Raum. Und das nicht nur in bestimmten Frequenzbereichen, sondern über das ganze
Audiospektrum hinweg. Göbel Audio dürfte damit, was Zwei-Kanal-Stereo betrifft, ein absoluter Maßstab für sehr viele andere
Hersteller sein, die sich am obersten Ende einer virtuellen Klangskala tummeln.
Many thanks Ingo Schulz for this great report.
Here you will find the complete report:
Parttimeaudiophile report of the 2017 Munich HIGH END show
The internationally renown magazine parttimeaudiophile.com wrote a very nice report about our room on the
Munich High End show 2017. Many thanks Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis, the editor in chief of this great magazine.
His statement:
Yes, that is what a true high end system costs these days and let me add it was also what a true high end system
sounds like, visceral and transparent at the same time, even under show conditions.
Here you will find the complete report of our room:
Stereotimes report of the 2017 Munich HIGH END show
Key Kim from Stereotimes.com wrote a very nice report about our speaker system on the Munich High End show 2017.
His resume:
The Epoque displayed gorgeous sound with resolution, transparency, a natural timbre and a three-dimensional soundstage with powerful dynamics.
Here you will find the complete report of our room:
Outstanding recording of our setup on the 2017 Munich HIGH END show
Moiz Audio made an outstanding sound and video recording of our system during the Munich High End show 2017. Many thanks Mujtaba for your gorgeous work.
Under the following link, you will find the video:
We will exhibit on the HIGH END 2017 show in Munich
As every year, we will exhibit on the upcoming Munich HIGH END 2017 show from 18 - 21 May.
This year we cordially invite you to visit us in 2 rooms:
In the Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E 115 together with CH Precision and Kronos Audio
In the Atrium 4, Level 2, Room E 208 together with Vitus Audio
Hifi Statement review of our Lacorde Statement Ethernet,
Lacorde Stament USB and Lacorde Statement Digital XLR cables
Dirk Sommer, the chief reviewer and editor of the audiophile magazin “Hifi Statement”, reviewed our new Lacorde Statement Ethernet, Lacorde Statement USB and Lacorde Statement Digital XLR cables.
His judgement is absolutely clear:
Sadly, I really don’t know how Oliver Göbel manages to do this, but I, as well as my visitors and
my colleagues, clearly could hear it: Up to this point, any of the Lacorde Statement cables have
definitely left my previous favorites behind by a wide margin!
It is unbelievable how much more sonic pleasure you can get out of this single meter of cable
within a high-resolution chain!
For downloading the full review please click here:
Another “Best Sound of Show” at the Warsaw Audio show 2016
For our presentation on the Warsaw Audio show 2016 we additionally won another “Best Sound of Show” award from the worldwide renown German loudspeakers magazine “Fidelity”. Many thanks for this award, we really appreciate it.
Here is what they wrote in their statement:
1. Göbel High End with electronics from CH Precision.
Göbel High End was one of the rooms that you enter and you are immediately able to summarize:
Yes, it has to be exactly like this! That's really, really good: no unnatural sharpness, a tremendous
perceiving of the individual sound nuances, an incredible naturalness, plasticity and spatiality -
acoustically the technology disappears completely. What remains is pure music and nothing but
pure music. For us that is the very highest level!
“Best Sound of Show” at the Warsaw Audio show 2016
We are happy to announce, that we won the Best Sound of Show award for our presentation on the Warsaw Audio show 2016 from the internationally renown high end online magazine Hifi Pig. It is a great honor to receive this “Hifi Pig Loves You” award and we appreciate it a lot.
Here is what they wrote:
It was a ‘chills and goosebumps’ moment and we both, and I am sure everyone else in the room,
completely connected with the music.
Here you will find more information:
We will exhibit on the upcoming Warsaw Audio show 2016
We will exhibit on the upcoming Warsaw Audio 2016 show from 4 - 6 November.
We cordially invite you to visit us in conference room Krokus of the Golden Tulip hotel.
Lacorde Statement cables nominated for the 2016 RIHPA awards
During the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2016 in Denver our Lacorde Statement cables were nominated for the 2016 RIHPA awards (Rocky Mountain Audio Fest International Hifi Press Awards). Our high end speaker cables were nominated in two categories! For the “Power cable” and for the “Signal cable” category. Many thanks to all the international press for your votes.
New Lacorde Statement models
After a long time of development, auditioning, CAD, pre-production and quality control, we are happy to announce that we finally extended our benchmark Lacorde Statement cable family and release our brand new Lacorde Statement Ethernet cable and Lacorde Statement USB cable. We are 100% sure that you will instantly fall in love with them.
“Best Sound of Show” at the 2016 Munich HIGH END show
After his visit in our room at the 2016 Munich HIGH END show, Mujtaba from Moiz Audio awarded our system, which consists out of a pair of Epoque Reference loudspeakers together with two of our new active compact subwoofers Epoque Baforce Petite for “Best Sound of Show”.
You will find the video of our setup:
New active versions of our Epoque Baforce and Epoque Baforce Petite
Our new active versions of the Epoque Baforce and Epoque Baforce Petite will result in an unbelivable realistic bass reproduction, which you have never experienced before.
In the now also available “no compromise” active versions of our subwoofers Epoque Baforce and Epoque Baforce Petite, each bass driver has it’s own 250 Watt/sin. amplifier and is directly coupled to it. That means 16 times 250 Watt/sin. = 4.000 Watt/sin. in total for the Epoque Baforce. And 8 times 250 Watt/sin. = 2.000 Watt/sin. in total for the Epoque Baforce Petite.
Hereby we reach a stunning high damping factor and get the best possible control over each bass driver. Additionally, we hereby also avoid influences through back EMI from the outset.
The massively oversized power supply can shortly deliver 4 times higher peak current as the amplifiers will need at maximum level. Always controlled by a mirco controller to permanently have monitored secured conditions.
Everything mounted in the loudspeaker foot, which is milled out of a full block of a specific aluminum alloy in order to get the perfect control over EMI, crosstalk, heat dispersion and resonance patterns.
New companct subwoofer Epoque Baforce Petite
We are happy to anounce that we finally extent our subwoofer range with a smaller, more compact subwoofer Epoque Baforce Petite.
Instead of the 16 pcs. special developed ultra lossless 9 inch subbass drivers of the Epoque Baforce, we are using 8 pcs. of exactly the same ultra lossless subbass drivers in the Epoque Baforce Petite.
Also, we are of course using exactly all the same proprietary technologies, like our stunning composite housing material, the impulse compensation and the multible bass array, wherein every subbass driver has it’s own closed chamber. Only everything in a more compact size.
We will exhibit on the HIGH END 2016 show in Munich
As every year, we will exhibit on the upcoming Munich HIGH END 2016 show
from 5 - 8 May.
At this occasion we will also unveil some stunning new products.
We cordially invite you to visit us in the Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E 115
Most Wanted Component 2015 Award and Publishers Choice Award
The internationally renown chief editor Clement Perry of the American high end
online publication “Stereotimes” and one of his major reviewers Moreno Mitchell,
awarded our Lacorde Statement cable series the highly respected titels “Most
Wanted Component 2015 Award” and the “Publishers Choice Award”.
Their conclusion:
“2015 has been a banner year for me as far as audio equipment is concerned.
Upgrading all my audio cables with the Gobel Lacorde Statement series has taken
my system to a level I never thought possible. Extremely expensive, they bring so
many sonic goods that I might dare qualify them as affordable.”
(Clement Perry, Moreno Mitchell)
Here you will find more information:
A new review about our Lacorde Statement cable series
Moreno Mitchell from the audiophile magazine Stereotimes published a new review
about our complete benchmark loudspeaker cable series Lacorde Statement.
A few of his conclusions:
- For the first time, I get the sense that I can tap into the very soul and essence of
the musician.
- The Göbel Lacorde Statement provided an upgrade to my system that usually
comes by way of a new loudspeaker, amplifier/preamp - never a mere cable.
- The Göbel Lacorde Statement cables infused my system with such musical vitality
and potency that I found myself hyper-ventilating on occasion, leading me to dis-
cover, these Göbel Lacorde cables can produce a level of excitement that goes
beyond just emotional.
- For the first time in my audio travels has a cable taken hold of my system with
such conviction and grace.
For downloading the full article, please click here:
New Lacorde Statement models
After a long time of development, auditioning, CAD, pre-production and quality
control, we are happy to announce that we finally extend our benchmark Lacorde
Statement cable family and release our brand new Lacorde Statement RCA cables,
Lacorde Statement Digital XLR cables and Lacorde Statement Digital RCA cables.
Super AV visited our manufactory
The internationally renown chief editor Erik Fung of the Chinese audiophile maga-
zine „Super AV“ visited our premises. He wrote a nice article about our background,
our work, our products and our manufactory. Needless to say, that we also exten-
sively listened to a lot of good music in our auditioning room.
For downloading the full article, please click here:
Some press comments about our Munich High End 2015 presentation:
- “The sound quality of the Göbel High End Epoque loudspeakers is phenomenal, the
appearance is beautiful beyond belief and the workmanship is fabulous! Unfortu-
nately, that of course comes with a high price.” (fairaudio.de)
- "The Chopin Nocturnes on the big Fazioli grand piano sounded so marvelously real
and relaxed.” (hifistatement.net)
- "A highlight of course was the installation of Goebel High End. As always it
sounded unbelievable detached, clean and natural. Also the refined aesthetics
exudes highest quality efforts. Without any doubt the best!” (hifilive.es)
- "Last year Göbel High End had the best sound of the show, and sure enough this
year the sound was even better!" (MoizAudio)
Here you will find the video of our setup:
Article in “All About Loudspeakers”
Jack Liu, the internationally renown chief editor of the audiophile magazine “Audio
Art” from Taiwan, published an article about our Epoque Reference loudspeakers
together with our Epoque Baforce subwoofer in their very special and exclusive
hardcover issue “All About Loudspeakers”.
3rd Audioexotics Super Hi-End show
Göbel High End was chosen to participate in the world wide unique AE Super
Hi-End show and had the honor to present our products to their very ambitious
audience. Our distributor for Hong Kong Audioexotics and the most popular high
end audio magazine in Hong Kong Audiotechnique selected the pinnacle master-
piece products of high end audio and presented them on this show, which took
place in Hong Kong on the 11th July.
Only two systems were chosen for this event and we had the honor to present our
Epoque Reference loudspeakers together with our Epoque Baforce subwoofer and
our Lacorde Statement cables in one system.
Under the following link, you will find a short video of this world wide unique event:
Stereotimes review of our Epoque Reference and Epoque Baforce
Clement Perry the internationally renown chief editor of the American audiophile
magazine “Stereotimes” reviewed our Epoque Reference loudspeakers together
with our Epoque Baforce subwoofer and visited our premises during the Munich
High End show 2015.
Just a few of his conclusions:
- “I have never heard a planar, electrostat or anything of its ilk perform to such
high standards especially when it comes to melding its ultra-natural midrange
and high-frequencies with its low-end.”
- “Covering the frequencies between 30kHz - 170Hz essentially makes this
Bending Wave driver a marvel of science. Listening to it perform this marvel
was even more impressive than its specs.”
- “In fact, I would have to say outside of the Epoque Reference's outstanding
midrange it was its bass power, control and performance that stood out almost
as much.”
- “The clarity, speed and harmonic intonation of the bass going further up the
frequency ladder was just as impressive as the lowest bass notes.”
- “A speaker, dare I say, that I would enjoy owning and growing old with.”
For downloading the full review please click here:
Hifistatement visited our new auditioning room
The internationally renown chief editor Dirk Sommer of the audiophile magazine
„Hifistatement.net“ visited our new auditioning room.
His conclusion:
„In case you have the chance to hear the large Göbel system - of course, it is
best to do so in the manufacturer’s listening room – don’t spare yourself any
expense or effort to do so. An unforgettable musical experience is waiting for
you.“
For downloading the full review please click here:
Our new auditioning room got ready
Finally, our new auditioning room in our premesis in Alling got ready.
On prior appointment, you are warmly welcome to visit us.
Stereotimes review of our Lacorde Statement cable series
The internationally renown chief editor Clement Perry of the American audiophile
magazine “Stereotimes” reviewed our complete benchmark cable series Lacorde
Statement.
His judgement is absolutelly clear:
- “In the final analysis, the Göbel Lacorde Statement have not only performed
beyond what I believed imaginable, they’ve reintroduced me to hundreds of
classic songs. The Göbel Lacorde Statement are quite expensive but are also
the best looking and sounding cables I’ve heard. Period.”
For downloading the full review please click here:
Mono&Stereo review of our Lacorde Statement cable series
Matej Isak the chief reviewer and editor of the audiophile magazine “Mono&Stereo”
reviewed our complete benchmark cable series Lacorde Statement.
His judgement is absolutely clear:
- “They were among the best; well actually the best cables I’ve pleasure to
hear in my reference system in the terms of universal liquidity happening not
only in the mid frequencies, but subordinately in the high and lower range.
Yet, the radiant power and the “magic” of the mids were so captivating, that
on the moments I’ve completely forgot about the designated labelling. One
could say everything was harmonically correct and RIGHT!”
For downloading the full review please click here:
“Upper Echelon Class” Award for our Lacorde Statement cable series
The internationally renown chief editor Matej Isak of the high end online publica-
tion “Mono&Stereo” awarded our Lacorde Statement cables the highly respected
title “Upper Echelon Class”.
We will exhibit on the upcoming Munich HIGH END 2015
As every year, we will exhibit on the upcoming Munich HIGH END 2015 show.
We cordially invite you to visit us from 14 - 17 May.
Like last year you will find us in the Atrium 4, Level 1, Room E115
Most Wanted Component 2014 Publishers Choice Award
The internationally renown chief editor Clement Perry of the American high end
online publication “Stereotimes” awarded our Lacorde Statement cables the
highly respected title “Most Wanted Component 2014 Publishers Choice Award”.
His conclusion:
“No words can describe what Oliver Göbel's designs have done to reshape my
reference for what is possible in two-channel audio. These are simply the greatest
speaker cables, digital wires and AC cords I have ever heard or have encountered.
They come at price that makes them out of reach for most mere mortals. Con-
sider yourself lucky if you are, and luckier if they form the type of synergy cre-
ated here.”
Here you will find more information:
The new Göbel High End website is online
We are happy to let you know, that after extensive work, our new website is
now online. Our main focus was to give you even more information about our
worldwide unique and patented technologies and products. Also we wanted to
show you more high quality photos in order to visualize our products better.
We are sure that you will enjoy it.
SUPER HI END SHOW 2014 in Hong Kong
For the second time our Hong Kong and China distributor “AudioExotics” was
again successfully organizing together with the most renown high end publication
“audiotechnique” the worldwide unique “Hong Kong SUPER HI END SHOW 2014”.
The system was completely wired with our Lacorde Statement cables.
Highest tribute from Analog Fellowship
The Göbel cables are hitting Analog Fellowship members hard. The dynamic and
clean Low low are unheard of thus far. All other attributes are there in spade too.
What more can any ask for but the price ... enjoy!
As the final conclusion Analog Fellowship ended up with a nice phrase:
“Göbel up your system!”
“Best Sound of Show” at the KLIAV high end show in Kuala Lumpur
Our Singapore/Malaysian distributor gets “Best Sound of Show” for his top
system presentation on the local KLIAV high end show. His system was com-
pletely wired with our Lacorde Statement cables.
“Best Sound of Show” at the Munich HIGH END 2014
After his visit at the Munich HIGH END show 2014, Mujtaba from MoizAudio
awarded our patented Göbel bending wave loudspeaker Epoque Reference
together with our ultimate subwoofer Epoque Baforce for “Best Sound of Show”.
You will find the video of our setup:
We exhibit on the HIGH END 2014 show in Munich
We cordially invite you from 15 - 18 May to the Munich HIGH END 2014 show.
As always we will exhibit there some exciting new models.
You will find us in the Atrium 4, Level 1, Room F126
Hifi Statement review of our Lacorde Statement cable series
Dirk Sommer the chief reviewer of the audiophile magazine “HifiStatement”
reviewed our benchmark cable series Lacorde Statement.
His judgement was absolutely clear:
- “The Göbel Lacorde Statement are the best cable I have ever heard
in my system!”
For downloading the full review please click here:
We exhibit on the HIGH END Swiss 2013 show in Zurich
We cordially invite you from 15 - 20 October to the HIGH END Swiss 2013 show
in Zurich.
As always we will exhibit there some exciting new models.
You will find us on Level 3, room 323
Here you will find a picture of our setup:
“BEST SOUND” Award for Epoque Reference and Epoque Baforce
After his visit at the HIGH END 2013 show in Munich, the international renown
chief editor of the “High Fidelity”, Wojciech Pacula, awarded the patented Göbel
bending wave loudspeaker Epoque Reference together with the ultimate sub-
woofer Epoque Baforce as “BEST SOUND”!
We exhibit on the HIGH END 2013 show in Munich
We cordially invite you from 9 - 12 May to the Munich HIGH END 2013 show.
As always we will exhibit there some exciting new models.
You will find us in the Atrium 4, Level 2, Room F226
The new brochures of our Epoque series are now available
The new product brochures of our absolute benchmark bending wave loudspeaker
series Epoque are now available. Herein you will find specific information to our
big benchmark loudspeaker Epoque Reference, our petite benchmark loudspeaker
Epoque Fine, our wall mountable benchmark loudspeaker Epoque Wall and our
benchmark subwoofer Epoque Baforce.
You can download the brochures here:
“Best New Product” Gold Show Award for the Epoque Reference
After his visit at the RMAF 2012 in Denver, the internationally renown chief editor
Peter Breuninger of the American high end online publication “AVShowrooms”,
awarded the prize “Best New Product” and “Gold Show Award” to the patented
Göbel bending wave loudspeaker Epoque Reference at the RMAF 2012.
For more information:
“Best of Show” for the Epoque Reference at the RMAF 2012
After his visit at the RMAF 2012 in Denver, the internationally renown chief editor
Marc Mickelson of the American high end online publication “The Audio Beat”,
awarded the highly respected title “Best of Show” to the patented Göbel bending
wave loudspeaker Epoque Reference at the RMAF 2012.
“(...) There is something special about the Göbel speakers, likely due to it’s
unusual wideband driver and the crossover’s inherent lack of intrusion on the musical
signal. Digital sounded as resolved and easygoing as great analog, the highs
remaining pure, the lows resolving to the very depths of the recording -
impressive stuff in a less-than-ideal room.”
You will find the entire article here:
We exhibit on the RMAF in Denver from 12 - 14 October 2012
Visit us at this year's Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) in Denver to
listen to our patented Göbel® bending wave loudspeaker systems and cables.
Our black beauty Epoque Reference will be ready for audition, fully connected
with our Lacorde cables to an outstanding amplification from Analog Domain.
We are happy to welcome you during the whole show:
- Friday, 12. October, from 12 PM to 6 PM
- Saturday, 13. October, from 9 AM to 6 PM
- Sunday, 14. October, from 9 AM to 4 PM
Hifi Statement review of our Epoque Fine
Dirk Sommer the chief reviewer and editor of the audiophile magazine “HifiState-
ment” reviewed our petite benchmark loudspeaker Epoque Fine.
His judgement is absolutely clear:
- “I have not previously experienced such a coherent, completely seamless
coverage of the entire frequency range.”
- “The Epoque Fine is sonically one of the two or three best loudspeakers that
have ever stood in my listening room. The impeccable workmanship and
good size make them very living room friendly.”
For downloading the full review please click here:
We exhibit on the HIGH END 2012 show in Munich
We would like to invite you to visit us in our room F 226 on this year's HIGH END
show in Munich from 3 - 6 May 2012.
For the first time ever, our new reference class ultra high end speakers from the
Epoque series will be shown on this most important show for audiophile enthusiasts.
HiFi Studio Bramfeld in Hamburg shows Göbel Epoque Reference
The journey of our reference class loudspeakers from the Epoque series takes us
to Hamburg: From 15 March - 16 April (prolonged!) the renown high-end special-
ist HiFi Studio Bramfeld in Hamburg presents the uncompromising Göbel reference
class luxury speakers of the Epoque series.
The address is: HiFi Studio Bramfeld, Bramfelder Chaussee 332, 22175 Hamburg.
For more information please visit
www.hifi-studio-bramfeld.de
We exhibit on the HIGH END 2012 show in Munich
The successful roadshow of the Göbel loudspeaker manufactory to present the
new reference class bending wave speaker from the Epoque series continues. As
of now the two Bavarian 200 Kilo beauties "Epoque Reference" can be seen and
heard at the renown HiFi specialist Alex Giese HiFi & TV in Hannover.
There will also be a special presentation of the uncompromising speakers on
Friday 24 February 2012 from 10.00 am - 7.00 pm and on Saturday 25 February
2012 from 10.00 am - 16.00 pm.
If you don‘t have time to come on Friday or Saturday, you‘ll be able experience
the Göbel high end loudspeakers in Hannover until 13 March 2012 and you can
convince yourself of the outstanding sound reproduction.
Wyrwas Hi-Fi-Spezial in Braunschweig shows Göbel Epoque Reference
The next stop of the exclusive roadshow which presents our brand new reference
class loudspeaker „Epoque“ is Braunschweig in Germany.
On Friday 9 December 2011 from 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and on Saturday 10 De-
cember 2011 from 10.00 am - 14.00 pm, the renown HiFi specialist Jan Wyrwas
in Braunschweig will hold a special presentation of the uncompromising speakers
of the Epoque series. If you don‘t have time to come on Friday or Saturday, you‘ll
be able experience the Göbel reference class loudspeakers there until 13 February
2012 (prolonged!) and you can convince yourself of the outstanding sound
reproduction. The address is: Wyrwas Hi-Fi-Spezial, Humboldtstr. 23, 38016
Braunschweig, Germany.
Reference class loudspeaker series Epoque at the hec store in Munich
The roadshow which presents our brand new reference class loudspeaker from
the Epoque series continues: Next stop Munich. This Saturday, on 19 November
2011, Martin Ludwig of the hec store in Munich invites all Bavarian audiophiles to
experience the new „Epoque Reference“ loudspeaker live from 10.00 am to 7.00
pm and to listen to their favorite music in a relaxed atmosphere.
As with any new location of this exclusive roadshow, Oliver Göbel, main developer
and founder of Göbel High End loudspeakers and cables will be there on Saturday
from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm in order to reveal some interesting details regarding
the creation of this loudspeakers that is „epochal“ to him.
If you don't have time to be there on Saturday, you'll be able to witness the pure
sound reproduction of the Epoque Reference at hec store, Kardinal Döpfner
Straße 5, in 80333 Munich until 5 December 2011.
World premiere of the "Epoque Reference" at Stilwerk Berlin
On Saturday, 29 October 2011, Göbel holds the world premiere of the "Epoque
Reference" loudspeaker in cooperation with the renown HiFi specialist Max
Schlundt at Stilwerk Berlin. From 10:00 am - 10:00 pm, all audio enthusiasts will
have the opportunity to experience this new reference class loudspeaker live and
get the chance to listen to their favorite tune while enjoying a superb selection of
winter wines.
On this special occasion, Oliver Göbel, founder and main developer of Göbel loud-
speakers, will be there from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm to reveal some interesting
details about the creation of this loudspeaker which to him is epochal. For the
first time the patented Göbel® bending wave loudspeaker with his especially
developed carbon membrane is unified with a sophisticated low-frequency device
into a single housing.
If you don't have time to be there on Saturday, you'll be able to witness the pure
sound reproduction of the Epoque Reference at Max Schlundt Stilwerk Berlin,
Kantstr. 17, 10623 until 9 November 2011. In this context it's worth mentioning
the "Lange Nacht der Ohren" on 5. November 2011 where the most important
specialist retailers for sound and vision in Berlin open their stores until midnight.
Exclusive roadshow with reference class loudspeaker series "Epoque"
Göbel presents the reference class loudspeaker series „Epoque“ with an exclusive road-
show. Within the next few months, the uncompromising loudspeaker „Epoque Refer-
ence“ with almost 200 kilograms in weight will make its journey to the most renown
hifi dealers in Europe. Regardless whether you are in Berlin, Munich, London or Paris,
Göbel will visit you and give you the opportunity to get to know the uncompromising
sound reproduction of the patented Göbel® bending wave loudspeaker.
28.10. - 12.11.11: Max Schlundt Kultur Technik, Kantstraße 12, 10623 Berlin
19.11. - 05.12.11: hec store, Kardinal Döpfner Str. 5, 80333 Munich
09.12. - 13.02.12: Wyrwas Hi-Fi-Spezial, Humboldtstr. 23, 38016 Braunschweig
16.02. - 13.03.12: Alex Giese HiFi & TV, Galerie Luise, Theaterstr. 14, 30159 Hannover
15.03. - 16.04.12: HiFi Studio Bramfeld, Bramfelder Chaussee 332, 22175 Hamburg
"Epoque Reference" on the IHM show” INNOVATION GEWINNT”
During the International Manufacturing fair 2011 in Munich, Göbel High End repre-
sents parts of the new loudspeaker series “Epoque“ for the first time.
You will find us on the specialist exhibition “Innovation wins” on the IHM 2011 from 16 - 22 March 2011
The address is: Neue Messe München, Halle A4, Stand 121
Göbel’s company movie: "Meilenstein der audiophilen Klangwiedergabe"
Göbel High End represents the new company image movie "Meilenstein der audio-
philen Klangwiedergabe".
Herein you will get detailed information about the development and manu-
factoring process of our high end speaker systems.
Unfortunately this movie is only in German language.
For watching the movie please click here:
Göbel High End is now on Facebook
Finally, Göbel High End is now also on Facebook.
Only click the “like” icon and you will always stay in contact with us.
IFA 2010: Göbel in the "stilwerk Berlin" from 3 - 22 September 2010
On the occasion of this year's IFA 2010 in Berlin the renown expert for audiophile
sound reproduction and specialist retailer for Göbel High End products Max
Schlundt presents the "Forum internationaler Kultur Technik" in the "stilwerk
Berlin" from 3 - 22 September 2010. At this spectacular exhibition a selected
number of European high end specialist workshops present their best devices and
high end loudspeakers. The show is accompanied by a series of lectures and events in the
Forum of the stilwerk Berlin.
You should use this opportunity to experience the Göbel product range in a very
relaxed atmosphere: During the IFA the patio of the stilwerk becomes the after
IFA lounge where you can enjoy the view over Berlin while having exotic cocktails
and listening to relaxed music.
The new product catalog is available
In our newest product catalogue you will find all kinds of information on the
recent Göbel product range, beginning with the new reference class loudspeaker
series "Epoque", the newest low frequency device "Baforce Elite" and the well
renowned products of the Detaille, Modul and Lacorde series.
For downloading the catalog please click here:
We exhibit on the HIGH END 2010 show in Munich
We would like to invite you to visit us in our room E 113 in the Atrium 4 1.OG on
this year's HIGH END show in Munich.
On the occasion of the HIGH END 2010 show in Munich, Göbel presents a new
reference-class subwoofer for the self patented bending wave loudspeakers of
the renowned Detaille and Modul series. In terms of acoustics and design the
shapely bass element with custom-built 6.5 inch long-throw low-frequency chas-
sis in an impulse compensating set-up gives a foretaste of the soon finished
„Epoque“ series.
HIGH END 2009: Open house at Göbel
On the occasion of the High End 2009 show from 21 - 25 May 2009 in Munich,
we are pleased to invite you during that time to visit our premises in Alling (West
Munich) only 20 minutes from the exhibition center M,O,C.
Enjoy the advantages of a personal presentation in the relaxed atmosphere of our
showroom and experience the fascinating purity of tone of our patented bending
wave loudspeakers.
HD+TV (01/09) rates the new Detaille series "very good"
In the latest edition of HD+TV, the editors take a closer look at the bending wave
loudspeakers of the new Detaille Series.
- “The stage emerges incredibly spacious, with all the instruments and soloists.
Localization, dynamics and coherence time are excellent. Due to the vigorous
subwoofer, the lower octave segment plays smoothly.”
- ”The excellence of the bass range powerfully unites with the clarity of the bend-
ing wave speakers. The symbiosis is entirely successful and fascinates the listen-
ers. (...)”
- “Once the stage is set, the ambitious listener is rewarded with a loudspeaker
which is unique regarding fine dynamics, dispersion and coherence."
For downloading the full review please click here:
Report: BFS Audio Report #188
"I walked up the aisle and was astonished, The Detaille loudspeaker from Göbel
High End was an eye catcher. (...) Astonished not only by the radical styling, the
Detaille's technology had me wondering where I had been the past few years.
It is a flat panel consisting of 9 layers of wooden membrane with precise laser-
cut incisions. The panel is housed in a metal frame. The grill attaches magnetically.
Sensitivity is 85dB. That small flat panel has a frequency response of
150Hz to almost 30 kHz. (Martin-Logans only go down to 400 Hz these days.)
Dispersion is 180 degrees front side, and 180 degrees rear side from 150 Hz to
5kHz. How they do it? I got no idea. They also have wall hanging models available.
The subwoofers have impressive specs. These are gonna sell like hot cakes
in Scandinavia."
HIGH END 2008: Göbel presents new products
At this year's HIGH END 2008, Göbel presents the new wall loudspeaker series
„Modul“ - a flat panel loudspeaker system that has been awarded by the Bavarian
ministry of economics with the research prize for future-oriented technology.
The Detaille series, which has been awarded with a prize for technology at the
IHM 2006, comes in a new outfit: Apart from the brushed aluminum frame and
the brilliant white or black finish, the Detaille series has been face-lifted with a
new magnetic cover made from exclusive acoustic cloth. In addition to this, the
driving units of the bending wave loudspeakers Detaille S and Detaille C have
been optimized which led to an even better performance in terms of resolution
and speed.
The Lacorde cable family has been extended with a top quality XLR-cable and
comes with a new black braided sleeving. The connectors of the new XLR cable is
furnished with the usual high-grade Neutrik® plugs.
We exhibit on the HIGH END 2008 show in Munich
We would like to invite you to visit us in Hall 1 Atrium 4 basement floor on this
year's HIGH END show in Munich.
As always we will exhibit there some exciting new models.
Göbel High End has now it’s own full anechoic chamber
Since beginning of the year 2008 Göbel High End has now it’s own full anechoic
chamber in their premises in Alling. At this occasion the measuring station was
also equipped with the newest and best measurement systems available. Here we
now can produce highest precision acoustic measurements of all kinds. Frequency
amplitude and phase measurements, Waterfall plots, polar pattern, distorsion
measurements of all kinds, ...
Review of our Detaille series from “The Wave” (Thailand)
"(...) Even most gentle sounds of classical instruments are reproduced and
become entirely audible (Masters of Classical Music Vol. 2: Beethoven). The violin
notes, from quiet to loud, are incredibly vivid.”
But I also tested the loudspeakers with jazz from Miles Davis and modern music
from Dave Grusin. The mid-frequencies sound especially realistic and very
smooth, so that the instruments are clearly separated.
Above all the depth of the emerging soundstage is much better than with con-
ventional loudspeakers. Yes, it is the loudspeaker system we waited for so long!
(...) And it's the first loudspeaker system, I can hear every day from morning to
night, without recognizing any kind of sound discolouration. Unlike conical loud-
speakers, the natural mid frequencies is the highlight of this bending wave loud-
speaker.
For downloading the full review please click here:
We exhibit on the Swiss home07 high end show in Pfäffikon
We cordially invite you from 12 - 15 October 2007 to the Swiss home07 high end show in the hotel Seedamm Plaza in Pfäffikon.
As always we will exhibit there some exciting new models.
Göbel on German national television
On 21 May 2007 the German national television channel "Bayerischer Rundfunk"
aired on the business program "Profile" a portrait about Göbel entitled "Role
model: Self-employed instead of Siemens - big concern vs. independent entrepre-
neur".
In case you haven't had the chance to visit our premises close to Munich you can watch the program and see behind the curtain of Göbel.
For watching the film please click here:
Göbel develops new edition of legendary Grundig Audiorama
In order to celebrate the 100th birthday of Max Grundig, the German company
Grundig revives the legendary spherical 360° loudspeakers "Audiorama" from the
seventies. Besides the slightly revised appearance of this design classic, Grundig
sets the main focus on a high grade sound performance. Therefore Oliver von
Kospoth, Director Sound & Digital Media at Grundig addressed Göbel Audio: "We
want the new Audiorama to be just as cool and innovative as its prototype from
the 70's, while making a quantum leap forward in terms of quality. After all, the
coming year is to host a lavish birthday party for Max Grundig, and only the finest
birthday gift is good enough."
After his visit of the Göbel premises close to Munich, where Oliver von Kospoth
enjoyed a presentation of the Göbel Detaille Series at the in-house listening
studio and gained insight into the development and production capacities of
Göbel, he was convinced. He was especially impressed that Göbel develops and
manufactures all high-end products exclusively in Germany. This supported his
decision to commission Göbel with the development of the new Audiorama series.
HIGH END 2007: Open house at Göbel
On the occasion of the High End 2007 show in Munich, we are pleased to invite
you to our exclusive in-house fair at our premises in Alling (West Munich), only 20
minutes from the exhibition center M,O,C.
Enjoy the advantages of a personal presentation in the relaxed atmosphere of our
showroom and experience the fascinating purity of tone of our patented bending
wave loudspeakers.
Göbel receives national research prize for future-oriented technology
Within the German support program for future-oriented start-ups (BayTOU),
the Bavarian ministry for economics and technology finances a new Göbel loud-
speaker project. After an extensive visit of the Göbel development centre, the
renown professor for electroacoustics at the university of Regensburg, Prof. Dr.
Ing. Manfred Zollner, certifies in his sonic expertise that main developer
Oliver Göbel has:
"good applied knowledge in the field of loudspeakers / acoustics , which consti-
tute a solid base for the necessary technical research. At no time at all did the
impression arise that Mr. Göbel is only going to resell external production goods;
in fact it was very obvious that he wants to launch a product of his own. (...)
Within the company inspection (...), the applying businessman showed extensive
acknowledgment introducing his idea and (...) presented well qualified premises
for it. The advanced prototypes of the loudspeaker were tested with different
kinds of music, whereas both visitors pointed out a very good sound reproduction.
"The fully developed product will be presented to the general public at the HIGH
END show in 2008 - Europe's most important show for audiophile sound
reproduction.
Concert: Paul McCartneys "Liverpool Oratorio" with Göbel speakers
On Saturday 30 September 2006 the Minster of Fürstenfeld presents under the
direction of conductor Klaus Linkel in collaboration with the Vogland-Philharmonie
Greiz-Reichenbach and the youth choir "Sound of Voices" a spectacular interpre-
tation of the "Liverpool Oratorios" by Paul McCartney.
After over 38 years of success within the pop industry, Paul McCartney and the
renown arranger Carl Davis from New York composed this masterpiece of classic
which shows many autobiographical tendencies of the former Beatles musician.
The stunning natural sound stage of the main instrument - an electronic church
organ - is enabled by eight high-end loudspeakers of the Göbel Detaille Series.
IFA 2006: Göbel enables soundscape for Grundig VIP lounge
During the IFA 2006 show in Berlin, Göbel provides the sounding of the Grundig
VIP-Lounge which is available to visitors of the circus spectacle "Africa! Africa!"
by André Heller on the occasion of the main Grundig keyaccount incentive.
This world-famous show with 120 musicians, dancers and artists is under the
patronage of the UNESCO and fascinates with a furioso spectacle theatre of pas-
sion, spectacular dances and breathtaking acrobatics.
Keeping with the slogan "Kingdom of the impostors and paradise of lust for life"
(Der Spiegel), Göbel enables with the award-winning high-end loudspeakers of the
Detaille series the appropriate audiophile soundscape.
Göbel at the Sheraton in Munich
As from 23 July 2006, Göbel furnishes the Tower's Lounge at the Sheraton
Munich with an audiophile sound system.
All hotel guests of the exclusive suites from the 21th floor and above will have
the opportunity to enjoy their meal with the incredible soundscape of the Göbel
Detaille series.
Review of our Detaille series from “The Audiovisual Frontline” (HongKong)
The Hongkong based audio publication “The Audiovisual Frontline” made a review
of our Detaille series.
For downloading the full review please click here:
HIGH END 2006: Open house at Göbel
On the occasion of the High End 2006 show in Munich, we are pleased to invite
you to our exclusive in-house fair at our premises in Alling (West Munich), only 20
minutes from the exhibition center M,O,C.
Enjoy the advantages of a personal presentation in the relaxed atmosphere of our
showroom and experience the fascinating purity of tone of our patented bending
wave loudspeakers.
Reports in newspapers: AZ Wochenende & Münchner Merkur
Report: AZ Wochenende (05/2006)
"A small church with glass painting from the early 16th century. A pond, scenic
farm houses. Four streets, and at the end of the last one a modified cowshed. In
this building, in Holzkirchen, a district of Alling which belongs to Fürstenfeldbruck,
Göbel has it's place of business. Göbel manufactures loudspeakers. Loudspeakers?
To a true hifi-freak, this term sounds likely too profane for the bending wave
loudspeaker that founder Oliver Göbel developed. "Detaille" is the correct name
- enthusiasts become ecstatic describing it. (...)"
Report: Münchner Merkur (05/2006)
"Fürstenfeldbruck - The German consumer electronic industry is history. However,
internationally, the business magazines are full of ideas from Germany. Not mass
production but batch production from small specialist workshops. After the ampli-
fier specialist "Lindemann" from Gilching, a second hifi developer from West
Munich is entering the market for especially well trained ears. (...)"
Review of our Detaille series from "audiotechnique" (HongKong)
The Hongkong based most renowned audio publication “audiotechnique” made a
review of our Detaille series. Also herein the Göbel High End brand was presented
the first time to the Hongkong and Chinese peoples.
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IHM 2006: Göbel wins award for technology at special exhibition "Talents"
The special show "Talents" at the International Crafts fair is a unique competition
for young people who have decided on a career in design or a technically orien-
tated profession. Year by year, a network of contacts in over 26 countries
ensures the great international scope and quality of this exhibition, which is
devoted to the display and documentation of young designers' ideas.
Despite over 400 applications from 27 countries, the main developer Oliver Göbel
and the Göbel bending wave loudspeaker "Detaille S" won the award for best
technology 2006.
For downloading an abstract of the exhibition catalog please click here:
Report: IHM 2006 (Messe München GmbH)
- Think tank craft industry: bending wave loudspeaker: canorous marvel from Alling
- innovative loudspeaker system from Göbel provides perfect sound experience and
three-dimensionality
- demand from artists creates major turnover (...)
With it's appearance at the innovation park of the 57th international craft show in
Munich, the loudspeaker system caused a sensation. Meanwhile, the specialist work-
shop is working to full capacity. The assembling of one system takes about ten
hours and the demand is huge: Göbel's loudspeakers are treated as an insider tip
amongst artists who guest in Munich and follow the recommendation of their
fellow colleagues to pay Oliver Göbel's specialist shop a visit. There, the loudspea-
kers are being produced in small series of 20 units. Apart from artists, the customers
are mainly people with high expectations regarding crystal clear sound reproduction
with a remarkably high proportion being women. It is probably the design of the
loudspeakers which looks more like a modern plastic than a box that attracts
women."
Report: Wirtschaftswoche
"Young man gives up secure job at a global player, founds a start-up in a former
cowshed and sells his high-end products even to the Far East. (...)
The results sound impressive. "An experience for true connoisseurs" the
renowned magazine "Image Hifi" certifies, and the "Hifi Test Design Edition"
praises the "isochronic and in phase dispersion characteristics of the bending wave
panel with an accurate impulse performance, very good fine dynamic as well as an
outstanding resolution." (...)
It is people like Göbel who fight successfully against the tightened crisis within
the craft industry: "They are looking for high-end niches, are innovative, develop
service ideas and use the opportunities abroad. "Only those will survive who know
their business", says the president of the craftsmanship Hannover Walter Heitmül
ler."
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Review of our Detaille series from “What Hifi” (Indonesia)
„It is only 109.3 cm tall and its shape is very unusual for a loudspeaker. But you
will be enchanted by its sound. (...)
One thing is for sure though, this piece of equipment will transform your living
room into a world of sound you have never experienced before. (...) The sound of
Jheena’s voice is weightless and untainted by any background noise, and the
accompanying instruments are separated from one another and clearly audible.
Notice the ‘light’ voice and the pure, woody reverb of the guitar. (...)
Combine the loudspeaker with the Detaille C loudspeaker and the Detaille Sub
subwoofer to enjoy the latest films or music. Wow.... I promise they make your walls
shake! (...) The music detaches itself from the speakers completely and appears
weightless. This allows you to locate individual voices and instruments on the
soundstage."
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Review of our Detaille series from “Image Hifi” (Germany)
"(...) In terms of color as well as due to it’s discreetly curved body, the active
subwoofer goes perfectly with the Detaille S anyway. (...) It is really doing a very
good job, which means nothing less than a big recommendation. (...) the perfect
in-phase and isochronic dispersion, as well as the low resonance level of the
system exemplify perfect high end harmony. Absolutely astonishing is the crystal
clear and completely detached sound characteristic of the Detaille S, which shows
without any hardness, loosely and very clearly, what electronics and cables
(recommendation: Göbel’s own cables) are capable of.
(...) Another outstanding feature is the fantastic phase locked sound dispersion
of 180 degree, what supports the dipole characteristic of the Detaille S: The living
room is being acoustically and atmospherically flooded; the smallest details
become three-dimensional - and stay on the particular position, even if you leave
the (already very generous) “sweet spot”. An experience for a true gourmet.“
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IHM 2005: Göbel at the exhibition: "Future - Innovative Technologies"
The special exhibition "Future - Innovative Technologies - New Markets" which
took place from 10 - 16 May 2005 within the International Crafts Fair is an inter-
national special exhibition for small- and medium-sized enterprises. At this exclu-
sive exhibition, only elected companies are allowed to present new, highly innova-
tive products and services. Many people attended the Göbel booth in order to see
the newest generation of bending wave loudspeakers worldwide.
Report in “Deutsche Handwerkszeitung”
“(...) The high frequencies are clear and without distortion, each instrument
sounds individually and separated, so that a stage appears in your mind’s eye.
(...) And one thing is for sure: for sound AND design aesthetics this loudspeaker
is a must!”
Review of our Detaille series from “Hifi Test Design Edition” (Germany)
“Most fresh faced speaker producers debut with conventional loudspeakers and
concentrate on engineering with a particular approach to detail. Not Göbel - the
newcomer presents a bending wave speaker as their first product - Respect! (...)
The use of the advantages of bending wave technology in the case of the Detaille
S has been just as successful as the overcoming of its weaknesses. Thanks to an
isochronic and in phase dispersion characteristic of the bending wave, the “Detaille
S” indulges you with an accurate impulse performance, very good fine dynamics
and excellent resolution. For relaxed enjoyment of sound, a long-winded position-
ing process is not needed, as the 180 degree sound dispersion in the listener’s
direction is very broad, so that exact location and tangible spacial depiction are
possible in many different set-ups - therefore the Detaille S does not restrict its
auditorium to one exact spot. (...) Well done for this successful debut!
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HIGH END 2004: Exclusive product launch of the Detaille series
On the occasion of the High End 2004 show in Munich, Göbel invited interested
journalists and visitors to enjoy an exclusive introduction of the Göbel Detaille
series at the Munich Marriott Hotel on 20 May 2004, a new loudspeaker system
based on bending wave technology.
A free shuttle service picked up the guests at the main gate of the M,O,C exhibi-
tion centre. Many visitors enjoyed the advantages of a personal presentation in
the relaxed atmosphere of the Munich Marriott Hotel and experienced the fasci-
nating purity of tone as well as the unique design of the new Göbel Detaille series.
Göbel High End was established
In order to make perfect sound reproduction an ultimate emotional experience without
any compromises the company Göbel High End was established in 2003.
The core mission of Göbel High End is to bring you the ultimate benchmark level of
quality in all aspects with the latest cutting edge technologies, paired with unconditional
reliability and minimum possible tolerances.
All Göbel High End products are and will be completely made in Germany!
Göbel High End - ultimate high end audio speakers and cables, completely made in Germany